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ARTICLES OF FAITH
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Articles of Faith
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The Scriptures
The True God
The Fall of Man
The Way of Salvation
Justification
The Freeness of Salvation
Regeneration
Repentance and Faith
God’s Purpose of Grace
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Articles of Faith
Sanctification
XI.
Perseverance of Saints
XII.
The Law and Gospel
XIII. A Gospel Church
XIV. Baptism and The Lord’s Supper
XV. The Christian Sabbath
XVI. Civil Government
XVII. Righteous and Wicked
XVIII. The World to Come
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
John 4:24 “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth.”
Psalm 147:5 “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his
understanding is infinite.”
Psalm 83:18 “That men may know that thou, whose name alone is
JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.”
Hebrews 3:4 “For every house is builded by some man; but he that
built all things is God.”
Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of
the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without
excuse:”
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Article II
The True God
Jeremiah 10:10 “But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God,
and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the
nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.”
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
Exodus 15:11 “Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?
who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing
wonders?”
Isaiah 6:3 “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is
the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”
1 Peter 1:15-16 “15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy;
for I am holy.”
Revelation 4:6-8 “6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass
like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the
throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first
beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third
beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they
were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
Mark 12:30 “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.”
Revelation 4:11 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and
honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy
pleasure they are and were created.”
Matthew 10:37 “He that loveth father or mother more than me is
not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me
is not worthy of me.”
Jeremiah 2:12-13 “12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be
horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 13 For my people
have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living
waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold
no water.”
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
Matthew 28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:”
John 15:26 “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth
from the Father, he shall testify of me:”
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 “4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the
same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the
same God which worketh all in all.”
1 John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
John 10:30 “I and my Father are one.”
John 5:17 “But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto,
and I work.”
John 14:23 “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he
will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come
unto him, and make our abode with him.”
John 17:5 “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self
with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
John 17:10 “And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am
glorified in them.”
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Article II
The True God
Acts 5:3-4 “3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart
to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold,
was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in
thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”
1 Corinthians 2:10-11 “10 But God hath revealed them unto us by
his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of
God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of
man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but
the Spirit of God.”
Philippians 2:5-6 “5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be
equal with God”
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Article II
The True God
Ephesians 2:18 “For through him we both have access by one Spirit
unto the Father.”
2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.
Amen.”
Revelation 1:4-5 “4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and
which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his
throne; 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the
first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own
blood”
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Characteristics of God
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God is Omnipotent
◦ God has all power (Revelation 19:6)
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God is Omnipresent
◦ God is everywhere at the same time (Psalm
137:7-10)
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God is Omniscient
◦ God is all knowing (Psalm 139:12)
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Article II
The True God
We believe the Scriptures teach that there is
one, and only one, living and true God, an
infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is
JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of
heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in
holiness, and worth of all possible honor
confidence and love; that in the unity of the
Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every
divine perfection, and executing distinct but
harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.
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Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
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